Aims and Scope of Phytotaxa
Phytotaxa is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for rapid publication on any aspect of systematic botany. It publishes on a wide range of subjects, but focuses on new species, monographs, floras, revisions, reviews, and typification issues. Phytotaxa covers all plant groups covered by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, including diatoms, fungi, algae, lichens, mosses, hornworts, liverworts, and vascular plants), both living and fossil. Less
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CiteScore 

1.8
Impact Factor 

< 5
SJR 

Q3Plant Science

SNIP 

0.71
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| Overview | |
| Publisher | MAGNOLIA PRESS |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Irregular |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Irregular |
| Publication Start Year | 2009 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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Piper trujilloi (Piperaceae), a new species from the Andean–Amazonian foothills, Colombia
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Genomic and morphological evidence supports the segregation of two new species from Tillandsia myosura (T. subg. Diaphoranthema, Bromeliaceae)
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The rediscovery of Glechon hoehneana (Lamiaceae), a threatened species of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, with notes on typification of the genus
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Solanum altoserranum (Solanaceae): a new species endemic from high-altitude grasslands of North-western Argentina
- 8 May 2026
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Morphological and phylogenetic evidence supports four new species and one new record of Entoloma (Entolomataceae, Agaricales) from Northeast China
- 6 May 2026
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Piper trujilloi (Piperaceae), a new species from the Andean–Amazonian foothills, Colombia
- 15 May 2026
- Phytotaxa
A new Peperomia species (Piperaceae) from rock outcrops of the Guiana Shield in Colombia
- 15 May 2026
- Phytotaxa
Genomic and morphological evidence supports the segregation of two new species from Tillandsia myosura (T. subg. Diaphoranthema, Bromeliaceae)
- 12 May 2026
- Phytotaxa
The rediscovery of Glechon hoehneana (Lamiaceae), a threatened species of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, with notes on typification of the genus
- 11 May 2026
- Phytotaxa
Solanum altoserranum (Solanaceae): a new species endemic from high-altitude grasslands of North-western Argentina
- 8 May 2026
- Phytotaxa
Morphological and phylogenetic evidence supports four new species and one new record of Entoloma (Entolomataceae, Agaricales) from Northeast China
- 6 May 2026
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